Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 53.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Least developed countries, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 53.2% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Least developed countries peaked at 68.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 52.9%, in 2016.
Least developed countries ranks 4th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 68.7% | — |
| 1999 | 68.0% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 68.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 67.2% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 66.2% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 65.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 65.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 65.3% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 64.4% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 63.2% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 61.3% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 59.4% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 58.5% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 58.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 57.6% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 53.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 53.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.4% | 68.0% | 68.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 59.4% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 52.9% | 58.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More reference data data for Least developed countries
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.29 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.85 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.50 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 27.34 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.46 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6598 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7262 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.33 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Least developed countries?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Least developed countries was 53.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 2016.
- How does Least developed countries rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Least developed countries ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.